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PMA 2005 Show Report
http://pma2005.pmai.org/
 The
Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Annual Convention and Trade
Show takes place in Orlando, Florida USA and runs from 20th-23rd
February 2005. This is the world's largest annual photo imaging
trade show, with more than 30,000 attendees from nearly 100
countries last year. More than 83% of exhibitors responding
to the PMA survey plan to launch a new product or service
at PMA 2005, so expect a lot of announcements to be made in
the weeks leading up to the show. So to help you keep track
of everything that's going on, this page will contain links
to all of the latest product announcements.
End of Show Report
- PMA 2005 Show Report
The PMA Show 2005 was held last week in Orlando, Florida. PhotographyBLOG was there for an entire week to cover the show, attend various press events and go on the rides at the Universal Studios “Islands of Adventure” theme park (I can’t work all the time you know…). All in all the Show was a quiet, understated affair compared to previous years, with the general concensus being this was a year of consolidation in the industry, rather than innovation. There were still a lot of new products introduced, however, so here is my personal roundup of the hits, misses and maybes.
Booth by Booth
You don't even need to be at PMA to see all the new products!
Let me be your guide as I visit the booths of all the major
manufacturers and show you what they have to offer for the
coming year.
- Canon
Canon had the biggest stand and the biggest new range of
products at PMA 2005 last week in Orlando, Florida. As promised
here are some product shots from Canon’s stand.
- Fujifilm
Fujifilm had a massive stand at PMA near the main entrance,
almost as big as Canon's, although a large majority of the
space was taken up by the photo-finishing sections of the
company, rather than the camera side. New digital camera
models included the Fujifilm FinePix F10 Zoom, Fujifilm
FinePix Z1 Zoom and the Fujifilm Finepix S3 Pro digital
SLR.
- Kodak
Kodak occupied a large area at PMA in the centre of the
show floor, with a large majority of the space taken up
by the photo-finishing sections of the company, rather than
the camera side. New digital camera models included the
new Z series cameras the Kodak Easyshare Z7590and Kodak
EasyShare Z730, and the more basic Kodak EasyShare CS340
and Kodak EasyShare CS300 models.
- Casio
Casio’s presence at PMA 2005 was quite large, but
situated quite a long way from the centre of the show where
the other major camera manufacturers were located. New digital
camera models included the Casio Exilim Pro EX-P505, Casio
Exilim Zoom EX-Z750 and Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z57.
Behind the Scenes
This is my take on a selection of the new products on show
at PMA, giving you a unique point of view and trying to get
past all the marketing speak.
- Tamron
18-200mm Lens Sample Shots @ PMA 2005
I visited the Tamron stand today and took a few shots with
the new Tamron 18-200mm digital SLR lens that has just been
unveiled at PMA 2005.
- Tamron
11-18mm Di Lens Sample Shots @ PMA 2005
I visited the Tamron stand today and took a few shots with
the new Tamron 11-18mm digital SLR lens that has just been
announced.
- Sigma
10-20mm Lens @ PMA 2005
The Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens which was first
announced a week ago is on show here at PMA 2005. I got
the chance to have a brief try of the lens on my Canon EOS
10D during an interview with Sigma today.
- Canon
Digital Rebel XT @ PMA 2005
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT is undoubtedly the star of
PMA 2005 show (called the Canon EOS 350D in Europe). An
8 megapixel digital SLR with the same DIGIC II image processor
found in Canon's professional series D-SLR cameras, the
Digital Rebel XT is an amazing upgrade of the already very
popular Canon Digital Rebel.
- Samsung's
Mysterious Concept Camera @ PMA 2005
As well as showing their new digicam lineup for 2005 (which
looks very impressive), Samsung were also displaying a large
picture of an intriguing concept camera.
- Sony
DSC-H1
The Sony DSC-H1 is the star of the PMA Show as far as Sony
is concerned. The DSC-H1 is the company’s first entry
into the ultra-zoom market, with a 12x optical zoom lens
equivalent to 36-432 millimeters.
- Fujifilm
FinePix Z1 Zoom
The Fujifilm FinePix Z1 Zoom surprised me by being lot smaller
than I’d imagined - it’s considerably smaller
than a comparable camera.
- HP
Photosmart 8750
HP are really promoting their new HP Photosmart printer,
the the 8750, at PMA 2005. At a lunchtime conference today,
HP presented their overall package for the 8750 and the
higher-end DesignJet 90 via 3 key speakers.
- Kodak
Easyshare Z730
This is the second Z-series Kodak that is being unveiled
at PMA 2005, the Kodak Easyshare Z730. The Z730 is a 5 megapixel
digital camera with 4x optical zoom and will cost US$349.95.
- Kodak
Easyshare Z7590
The Kodak Easyshare Z7590 was announced a couple of
days ago. It’s identical to the older DX590 except
for a couple of features. Here it is in the flesh showing
the new histogram.
- Sanyo
MM-5600 Multimedia Phone
The Sanyo MM-5600 multimedia phone is the USA’s first
1 megapixel cameraphone and was at the forefront of the
Sanyo stand during this afternoon’s Sneak Peek PMA
event.
- Minox
Mobi DV
Minox were previewing their series of minature replica cameras
- amongst them was the MINOX Mobi DV, a digital camera,
a MP3 player and a dictating device all in one.
- Tamron
11-22mm Di Lens
Tamron were showing their 11-22mm lens this afternoon, which
was first shown at Photokina in August last year. The SP
AF11-22mm F/4.5-5.6 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF), an ultra wideangle
zoom lens, is Tamron’s first lens designed for exclusive
use with digital SLR cameras.
Official Press
Releases - By Manufacturer
AgfaPhoto
Apacer
Archos
Canon
Casio
Cardmedia
Concord Camera
Corel
Creative
Delkin
DxO Labs
Epson
Fujifilm
Hama
HP
iView
JVC
Kingston
KlearVision
Kodak
Konica Minolta
Lexar
Minox
M-Rock
Nikon
Nokia
Olympus
Panasonic
PASS
Pentax
Phase One
PhotoKit
PhotoVu
Picajet
Pretec
Rollei
Sandisk
Sanyo
SeeFile
Sigma
SmartDisk
Sony
Spaark
TDK
Umax
Western Digital
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Other PMA Reports
Here are some more PMA Show reports that are well worth checking
out:
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